Matt
6 :3 But seek ye first
the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall
be added unto you.
How? John 3:3 Jesus
answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a
man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. <>
John 3:
16For God so
loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
These are attributes of Born again believers. A love for God and
a love for fellow believers and love for our ennemies through the Holy
Spirit. The Beatitudes in Matt. 5.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is
the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed
are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall
inherit the earth.
6 Blessed
are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall
be filled.
7 Blessed
are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they
shall see God.
9 Blessed
are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10 Blessed are they which are
persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
11 Blessed are ye,
when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner
of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great
is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which
were before you.
To be a disciple of Jesus Christ is to die to self take up our cross
daily. To suffer persecution and rejection , to be hated with out a
cause by religious people who love the world and the praises of men,
and hated by those unbelievers who hate Jesus. You may also feel
lonely and misunderstood by your friends and family members. But
understand that if you can indure these things great will your reward
be in an unending eternal life and a overcoming victorious life here
and now.
You shall stand before the Lord and receive a Crown of Righteousness.
We need to have Jesus sanctify us and or sanctify ourselves.
John 17:16 They(disciples) are not of the world, even as I am
not of the world.
Sanctify
them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
As thou hast sent me into the world, even so
have I also sent them into the world.
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that
they also might be sanctified through the truth.
The
character and the will of God the Father as seen in the son Jesus
Christ.
Matt. 9 :
36 But when
he saw the multitudes,
He
was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and
were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
Matt. 6 :
9 After this
manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be
thy name.
10Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be
done in earth, as it is in heaven.
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Matt. 8:2 And,
behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord,
if thou
wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3And Jesus put forth
his hand, and touched him, saying,
I will; be
thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Matt. 9:
35 And Jesus went about all the
cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the
good
news of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every
disease among the people.
This still is good news to us this day 2006.
Matt. 10 :
1 And when He had
called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against
unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness
and all manner of disease.
What is Jesus saying
to those who are willing to become a disciple of Jesus Christ. Matt.: 28
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18 And Jesus
came
and spake unto them, saying,
"All
power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even
unto the end of the world. Amen."
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Define The Kingdom.
Matt.10:
7 And as ye go,
preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. :
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise
the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Matt. 9 :
35 And Jesus went
about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and
preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and
every disease among the people.
Again we see what is in the
realm of the Kingdom of God . Matt.10"
6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the
house of Israel.
And as ye
go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Heal the sick, cleanse the
lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received,
freely give.
There are many lost sheep in the household of God that sit under
shepherds that have been deceived by false teachings of
faithless theologians that worship the intellectual interpretations of
the written word of the bible and never go deeper into a
spiritual discernment of the doctrine of God. And deceiving
their followers.
Doctrine or
Teachings.
John 7
16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine
is not mine, but his that sent me. 17 If any man will do his will, he shall
know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of
myself.
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45
"It is written in the prophets, And they
shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and
hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me." Isaiah 54:13
We are given the Holy Spirit of
truth at our new birth who is the Seed (Spirit of Jesus) who is the
Word that is a Light unto our path. John 14:
26 "But the Comforter, which is the Holy
Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all
things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have
said unto you."
We all shall stand before the Lord at that day, 11 Cor. 5:
10 For we must all appear
before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the
things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be
good or bad.
We will not be able to give an excuse that we followed a mans
teaching and the traditions of the church and not Jesus teachings
of the Holy Spirit to bear fruit and there by making disciples
unto Jesus and heal the sick and proclaim the Kingdom of God is at hand
or presence of the Lord is here to heal.
Much more can be said about the Kingdom of God and can be found in the
scriptures and can be understood through the Holy Spirit by the
diligent seeker.
The Kingdom of God is a realm we can live in now by
Rom. 12:1- I beseech you
therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies
a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable
service.
2 And be not
conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your
mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect,
will of God.
What child does not want to please and be loved and find favor with
their parents? So we to must want to please our heavenly Father
and want to receive favor knowing His will for our lives, so that when
we pray we know that we receive because we pray according to His will.
I would
now like to share with you some blessings of the Kingdom of God that I
received. Let it be know that I am not bragging on
any thing I have done but what Jesus has accomplish through His
shed blood on the cross, His death and resurrection on the third day.
I believe in free will but I wonder some times if the Lord bends
my will so as to help me make the right choices to do His will. I
prayed a long time ago and still pray
Ps 37:
Delight thyself also
in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. I
ask that the Lord would put His desires in my heart and help me be
obedient to His desires.
#1 Being born again an filled to over flowing of love and grace with
the Holy Spirit, Ps. 103:
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not
all his benefits:
3 Who
forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4 who redeemeth thy life from
destruction; who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies;
The part of this Ps about redeeming my life from distrution is what I
praise and thank Jesus for every time I read it. From
generational Cruces of alcoholism, and from rejection of not being
loved or excepted of feelings of inadequacies low self esteem.
Anger and rebellion brought on by an imbalance of love and correction
by my parents not knowing how to demonstrate love because they
themselves did not experience love from their strict parents and over
correcting with corporal punishment in a desire for me to grow up to be
a good person. I tried but could not do, I got my mouth washed
out with soap many times. I was delivered from fears, of
separation brought on by the death of my father when I was only 11
years old. Anxiety attacks and depression brought on by
anger. I was delivered from tobacco habit 28 years ago with out
withdrawal pangs, a miracle. Healed of arthritis 25 years ago. I
had it bad in my bone joints pain and swelling a miracle.
In the year
1990 I receive in prayer this scripture. Exodus 23:
24 Thou shalt not bow down to
their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt
utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.
25 And ye shall serve the LORD
your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take
sickness away from the midst of thee. Also see Exodus 15:26.
As I began to confess this promise or revelation from the Lord, which
is a must for any thing we are promised starting with salvation and
being born again. And when we begin to confess the word the devil
will try to hinder us from receiving our inheritance that is in Jesus
Christ. If the devil succeeds in deceiving you in unbelief you
will receive nothing from the Lord God. This is the work of faith the
Apostle James speaks of.
When I began to tell people these things I got sicker than a dog I
could not lift my head up off the bath room floor but I survived
and I realized by 1992 I had not been sick with a cold or flew
for over a year no runny nose no nothing. And now it has been
almost by Feb. 2007 16 years. This also helps Ps 41:
1 Blessed is he that considereth
the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
2 The LORD will preserve him,
and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou
wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed
of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
You are not an
orphan you have the same Hevenly Father I have, and an
inheritance of all things through Jesus Christ. Will you just
choose a single portion of this inheritance by just being
born again and have your fire insurance paid for which is very
good but this is the single, but there is more in the double portion ,
will you step out in faith and obedience and enter into the
hevenly realm of the Kingdom of God where the will of God is done and
there is abundant Life, and bear fruit unto eternal life?
Amen
Sincerely Your Brother in Christ Jesus.
Ed Hintz
Remember
the Lord is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him